For new players I think that will pull them into a compelling narrative.' 'There are a lot of questions that went unanswered in those first two games and we have an obligation to fans to fill in the blanks. 'We're going to tell their story,' said Spector. I'm kind of psyched because they're doing a lot of the hard work of reminding people about the games and building an expectation of what comes next.'Īlso, the game will feature the two previous protagonists: the hacker from the original game, and the soldier from System Shock 2. I'm not particularly worried about there being any confusion. Spector said that he's glad the old game will find a new audience. The developer is working on a faithfully reimagined version of the original game. Last year, Night Dive Studios announced plans to give gamers another chance to return to the original System Shock. So we're going to be exploring the idea of a super intelligence and what would motivate a super intelligent AI.' But we never explained why she wants to destroy humanity. 'In the first two games her plan was to destroy humanity because, with the removal of her ethical constraints by the hacker in the first game, she's going insane. 'In System Shock 3 I want to explore Shodan's motivations,' said Spector. Even in defeat, she finds a way to survive.

Her goal is to annihilate the human race. Over the course of the two games, Shodan reveals herself to be skilled in manipulating systems and people. The player in the original game is a hacker who removes her ethics constraints. Originally created to service a space station, she is tasked with deleting incriminating files. Shodan - her name is an acronym of Sentient Hyper-Optimized Data Access Network - was the central antagonist in the first two System Shock games. I expect it will infuriate some people but definitely get people talking.' 'Shodan is the heart and soul of System Shock games.' 'Arturo has been working on our version of Shodan, which is going to be interesting and different from what people expect. She'll be at the center of the game, but I also want to put her through some changes. 'That's the beauty of System Shock 3 nobody else has Shodan. 'Shodan is the heart and soul of System Shock games,' he said. He gave up some basic information about the story, including details of returning characters that will probably be welcomed by fans of the sci-fi action series.įirst things first, Spector talked about how Shodan will definitely be a big part of System Shock 3.

Last week, I spoke to Spector again to find out what I could about the game, which is likely a few years away from release.

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